§6555 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines two terms used in the chapter: "Commission" is the Federal Trade Commission, and "Internet" is the global system of computers, hardware, and software that use the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), or earlier or later versions of that protocol, to send information by wire or radio.

Title 15, §6555

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.

(2)The term “Internet” means collectively the myriad of computer and telecommunications facilities, including equipment and operating software, which comprise the interconnected world-wide network of networks that employ the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or any predecessor successor 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “or”. protocols to such protocol, to communicate information of all kinds by wire or radio.

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References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 110–385, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4102, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 6551 of this title and Tables.

§6555 Definitions